Detour Dread
Detours are alternate routes taken to avoid something. They are not initiated by us, but by someone else who knows the route. Signs are then posted, brightly painted with an arrow that points to the new direction. These signs are usually greeted with groans! Detour is from the French, meaning “turn aside.” The opposite of […]
I Have All I Need
“The Lord is my Shepherd- I lack nothing” (Psalm 23). “I have been given everything I need for life and Godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). I have all I need. He brings me and calls me to rest in the heavenly places He has prepared for me. He renews my strength and guides me along the […]
The Genesis of Joy
In 1995, my darling Gary was at UVA Hospital for six months with a catastrophic illness. During those long months, my own body began to break down due to extreme stress. I sought treatment from one of Gary’s diagnosticians, who had been somewhat hostile to our faith. As I left the exam room, he stopped […]
Change
A LOUD thought crashed through my consciousness to awaken me, “Change holds things together.” “Okay,” I intellectualized, “that must be true on a molecular level,” thinking God was conferring some lofty revelation to me. But, since my knowledge of physics ends with the inclined plane, I didn’t know what to do with that phrase. It […]
The Authentic
The book of Jude is widely recognized as written by Jude, the half-brother of Jesus. It is one of the smallest Bible books but packs a spiritual wallop. Jude talks about contending for the faith. Why contend for something if it’s already ours? Because the enemy is trying to deceive us, we need to be […]